Railway-tie.



H. M. BODINE.

RAILWAY THE.

APPLICATION man nov. 23, 1916 2a INVENTOR.

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HENRY lVI. BODINE, OF WICHI'I'A, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'lO EDWIN G. BLANCI-IARD, 0F WIOHITA, KANSAS.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Application filed November 23, 1916.

bcd, and one from which the rails can bequickly removed and replaced with new rails without the use of spikes. The further object is to provide a tie that will firmly hold the rail in place and have the resiliency of a wood tie, and the still further object is to provide a tie on which the rails can not spread.

I attain the objects of my invention in constructing a railway-tie in the manner illustrated by the drawings hereto attached, in which like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1, is a side clevational view of the tie, partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the tie oil the out-side of the rail and 'a side view of a rail. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal view of tie and rail clamps showing.

insulation. big. at is a perspective of a removable clamp. Fig. 5 is a perspective of a section of a railway, with my improved tie. j

In Fig. l A is the tie with a part broken away indicating the stationary rail clamp B and the removable railway clamp G, the "FT-rail G and the fastening by which the rail is secured to the tie, B, C, D, and E. B is made integral with the tie and is on the outer end of the tie, outside the rail. 0 is a removable rail clamp with a lip D passing through the slot F and is bolted down to the tie by bolt E which may be tapped into the tie or come from the tie up with a nut on the top of the clamp. The tie A is hollow and may be reinforced by concrete.

In Fig. 2 A is a hollow rail-road tie witha fiat bearing, surface for a T-rail; while the under side of the tie has a narrow margin along each side of the tie that slants up toward the center of the tie, and the re 'mainder or center of the bottom side of the tie slants to a point on a line with the center of the tie; as indicated by H, H, and

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 21, lfi ll'i's Serial No. 133,035.

i I, I, in this figure. G is the T-rail, and dotted line C indicates the removable clamp, and E indicates the bolt that secures the removable rail-clamp to the tie.

In Fig. 3 A is the tie, G is the rail, B is the stationary clamp and C the removable clamp that secures the rail to the tie. J is the insulation between the rail, clamps, and tie, to prevent the grounding of the electric current in the rail.

1 am aware that rail-way ties have been in use that have a projecting under-side but none of them have the form on the undl side of the tie that will secure its position ii. the ballast without loosening or spreading the ballast, which I claim for-this tie. The tationary clamps on the outer side of each rail will prevent the rails from spreading; while the removable rail-clamp on the inner side of the rails maybe quickly removed or secured in place holding the rail secure against the stationary rail-clamp, thereby saving timeand'labor.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A. hollow railway-tie, with one side having a straight rail surface with a means for securing and preventing the railwayrails from spreading; two rectangular parallel side-walls; the base-walls flared out to a line parallel with the center of the tie, each of said base-walls having a triangular groove parallel to and near the side-walls, extending from end to end, of said tie, the

ends of said tie being open, substantially stantially as shown-and described.

3. A hollow railway-tie with open ends, with one side, provided with the means for securing the railwayrails; the opposite side or base, consisting of two downwardly converging basewvalls', each base-wall provided with a groove, parallel with and near ice .the upper side of the base-wall, on theexfi'xelriorffsurfaee of the' tie, substantially as shown end described.

4. A hollow railway-tie, provided with .5 0 en ends, an upper side-Wall provided with t e means for securing and preventing the spreading of the railway-rails,two vertical,

and parallel rectangular side-Walls, and a base-Wall with downwardly converging sides provided With a groove on each side 10 parallel with the side-wall of the tie, substantia lly as shown and described.

HENRY M. BODINE. 

